Capitol Counsel’s Jim McCrery and John Raffaelli were among the most powerful lobbyists in Washington this year, according to First Street, a research group focused on the people and organizations influencing policy (30 lobbyists in total were named). Using the amount their firms were paid, the number and diversity of clients and the number of…Read More…

Aaron K. Cohen survived one of the ultimate trials by fire on Capitol Hill, serving as chief of staff to former Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., in the last two years of a boiling sex scandal. Now, standing in front of the debt-busting bus hurtling toward key federal healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid might seem…Read More…

Capitol Counsel has hired Dena Battle as a principal in its Washington office. “As one of Washington’s premier boutique lobbying firms, Capitol Counsel has earned an excellent reputation for its established expertise in taxes, health care, and trade,” Battle said. Battle had worked for the National Association of Manufacturers and, earlier, the National Federation of…Read More…

These Republican lobbyists may be relative newcomers to the private sector, but many around town say they bear watching because of their close ties to the Republican power structure. These former legislative and executive branch senior advisers and lawmakers have had the time to find their sea legs.   Now that their party is back…Read More…